adventurer
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The British adventurer makes her acrobatic moves against a background of realistic graphics, complete with her trademark sarcastic quips.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Winthrop made little headway, but Phips—an adventurer whom Mr. Marquis describes as “one of the more colorful and rascally figures of the era”—reached his objective, the city of Quebec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
An adventurer until the end, Whittaker died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Wash., his son Leif confirmed to the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
TV adventurer Bear Grylls is starring in a new BBC reality series set in the Welsh wilderness.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
He was a true renaissance man—a best-selling author, an undersea adventurer, and a discoverer of long-lost ships.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
The king solemnly advises the adventurers on how, according to lore, elephants became revered participants in the history of his people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
This has been a dangerous avalanche season for snow adventurers in the high Sierra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
She doesn’t anymore—now she wears mascara, lip gloss, and sundresses—but back then, she liked to pretend that we were adventurers.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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